Pavel Plesuv opened to 3,000 from middle position. Valerii Mishchuk called on the button.
Plesuv led out for 3,000 on the K♠7♥Q♣. Mishchuk raised to 10,000. Plesuv called. The 8♦ turn was checked around as was the A♦ river. Plesuv showed K♦9♦ but was bested by the A♣3♦ of Mishchuk.
Yakov El Bar opened to 4,000 from under the gun. Joshua Boulton then moved all in for 8,500 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and El Bar made the call.
Joshua Boulton: A♦Q♣
Yakov El Bar: A♣K♦
Boulton was dominated and he couldn't find a queen across the 6♦9♥10♠4♥6♥ runout and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Harald Sammer opened to 3,000 from middle position and he was called by both Alex Todd and Marle Spragg in the blinds.
All three of them checked the J♠7♣10♦ flop leading to the 6♦ turn where Spragg bet 5,500. Sammer folded, but Todd check-called.
The A♦ river landed on the felt and Todd led out for 30,000. Spragg went deep into the tank, but eventually folded. Todd revealed the 8♥.
Action was picked up on the flop of J♣8♣J♠ with Armin Rezaei all in preflop. Felix Schlott check-called a bet of 14,000 from the small blind against Ori Miller who was in the hijack. There was approximately 30,000 in the middle.
Schlott check-called again on the 3♠ turn, this time a bet of 16,000. On the Q♠ river, both players checked. Schlott had 7♣5♣ for a missed flush draw. Rezaei had A♥10♠ for ace-high and both players lost to the A♣K♣ of Miller who took the pot.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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The 280 players remaining have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break, with play scheduled to get back underway at 10 p.m. local time.
Action was picked up on the flop of 4♠7♠8♠. Jonas Hagstrom check-called a bet of roughly 6,500 from the small blind versus Armin Rezaei in the cutoff.
The 6♠ brought in a four-liner to an open-ended straight flush draw. With around 30,000 in the pot, both players opted to check. Hagstrom then led for 18,800 on the 2♥ river. Rezaei tanked for a moment before making the call.
Hagstrom tabled A♣K♠ for a king high flush and Rezaei mucked.
Fabrice Soulier in the big blind found himself at risk for roughly 28,000 from the big blind against Salvatore Camarda on the button.
Fabrice Soulier: A♠6♠
Salvatore Camarda: A♥Q♦
The dealer fanned a board of 8♥A♦10♠7♠Q♥ which was no help for Soulier, who was eliminated moments after another French player, Alexandre Reard.
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